Barrel rack



June 15, R J HICK BARREL RACK Filed July 9. 1942 mvs NTOR 1 E Reuben J. Hick Attnv-ney Fatented June 15, 1943 UNITED STATES. e resrfiorrseg Reuben James Hick, Bridgeview, Alberta, Canada Application July 9, 1942, Serial No. 450,349

1 Claim.

This invention relates to barrel racks and more particularly to tilting barrel racks to drain the fluid therefrom when the device is manually operated.

The principal object of the invention is to provide means whereby a barrel or drum may be supported on the rack and raised or revolved through an arc exceeding 90 so that the contents of the barrel may be fully drained therefrom. A further object is to provide for the barrel to be located on the rack without causing the barrel to be raised from the mutual surface on which both the barrel and rack are supported. 7

Another object is to provide an adjustable rack whereby the device may be adapted to barrels of various sizes.

Still further objects are to devise an efficient durable and inexpensive device of the class set forth.

The device in brief, consists of a metal frame,

rigidly braced to withstand the weight of a full barrel or drum which is carried by the rack proper supported in turn, by the frame. The said rack consists of two side members and a plurality of arcuate cross members on which the barrel rests; the centre cross member extends beyond the side members to form trunnions which are located in hearings on the frame providing a rotatable supporting means for the rack.

With these and other objects in View which may appear as the description proceeds the invention resides in the novel construction, combination and arrangement of cooperating parts as hereinafter more specifically set forth, claimed and shown in the accompanying drawing forming part of this application and in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the device and Fig. 2 is an elevation view thereof.

Fig; 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of therack showing the means for telescoping the rack to the end that lengthwise adjustment of the said rack may be achieved.

Referring more in detail to the drawing in which similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views it will be seen that the invention includes a frame generally designated as A and a rack generally designated as B which is rotatably supported on the frame A.

The frame consists of side members Ill, preferably of a single length of metal each of which i is formed at its centre in the shape of a semicircular loop II, to receive a bearing l2, welded or otherwise secured in the said loop. The leg portions of the members ID, are flared outward at I3, to firmly rest'on the supporting surface. The lower cross brace- |4,'complemented byxthe brace I5, both of which are welded or bolted to the members Ill, and to each other retain the said members in a rigid position and prevent untoward buckling or spreading. Finally the side members are connected near the bottom by a bar I6, which is secured to the center of the cross braces I4, at each extremity.

The frame may be provided with castors bolted to the feet I3, so that the barrels can be readily moved from one position to another.

The rack proper consists of two longitudinal side bars l1, and arcuate cross bars l8, which carry the barrel or drum. The arcuate cross bars and the longitudinal side bars are preferable of tubular metal, such as piping and are jointed to each other by means of T joints I9, which are most adaptable for the purpose. It

should be herein noted that the members I1, may

be formed integral including the handle 20, which is the centre of the length of metal in which case the T joints would necessarily be welded to or forced on the pipe in a hot expanded condition. On the other hand each length between the joints of the members l1, could be threadably connected to the said T joints.

The rack B, is rotatably supported on the frame A, by means of trunnions 2|, which extend beyond the members ll; the trunnions are extensions of a central arcuate cross brace 22, fixed to the rack which is of course solid throughout. The trunnions are located in the bearings l2, of the members l0, one of which extends beyond the bearing and has a handle 23, affixed thereto for tilting the barrel carrying rack on the supporting frame.

I also provide means whereby the barrel is prevented from inadvertently tilting beyond the horizontal which consists of pivotal brackets 24, located on the members Ill. Chains 25, secured to the rack and adapted to be placed over the barrel or drum are for the purposes for holding the barrel or drum firmly against the rack B, when the said barrel or drum is raised from the vertical to the horizontal position.

In order to compensate for barrels of various heights I may provide for the lengthwise adjustment of the rack. The means for the provision of lengthwise adjustment may preferably be obtained by cutting one or both ends of the member l1, and mounting the end components i. 'e. the member 26 and the member l'8, on rods 21, which are slidably disposed in the foreshortened ends of the side bars H, in the case of the lower end and the rack, and the handle, portion 20, may be similarly mounted in the side bars I! in the case of the upper end of the rack. In the fragmentary perspective view of Figure 3, I have clearly shown this arrangement at the lower end of the said rack. The rods 21, slidable in the members H, are fixed in any one of a plurality of positions by means of pins 28, which are inserted through orifices 29 in the rack members 21 and through a single orifice in the bars 21, which is aligned with one of the pairs of orifices in the said members 21.

It is believed that the construction and advantages of the device may be apparent from the foregoing paragraphs taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawing Without further detailed description.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been disclosed it is understood that 5 is .claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

the length of said frame and having its ends extended to provide trunnions for mounting in the bearings of said standards to rockably mount the frame on the standards, rods telescopically mounted in the free ends of the tubular bars and adjustable longitudinally therein, a depending arcuate cross bar connecting said rods, an upwardly bowed cross bar extending between the free ends of said rods, chains attached to the parallel bars for engaging over the barrel supported on said frame, a lever attached to one of the trunnions of the intermediate cross bar for rocking said frame, and pivoted brackets mounted on said standards adapted to be moved beneath said frame to support the same in a horizontal plane.

REUBEN JAMES HICK. 

